Question 1

TV stations stream video, but rarely use the internet to connect to viewers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Broadcast networks may find that profitability increasingly depends on their ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  deliver live programs (e.g., news and sports) 
B)  vertically integrate
C)  utilize new programming services, delivery systems, and technologies
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Over the top (OTT) is/are _____?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taxation of satellite-delivered television content
B)  Extending the prime time period by an hour per night (beginning an hour earlier) 
C)  Settings that cable/satellite customers can control, to limit excessive violence
D)  Streaming services that provide content directly to TV viewing audiences D

Question 4

In 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minow referred to television as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a "revenue opportunity"
B)  a "vast wasteland"
C)  the "rescuer of democracy"
D)  none of the above

Question 5

A stationary satellite in orbit 22,300 miles above the earth's equator is a ________?

Accepted Answer

A)  low-orbit satellite
B)  middle-earth orbiting satellite
C)  geosynchronous satellite
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following would find it most difficult to offer broadband Internet service?

Accepted Answer

A)  cable TV provider
B)  satellite TV provider
C)  telephone service provider
D)  none of the above can offer broadband Internet service

Question 7

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) adopted the broadcast standard used in HDTV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The freeze on television licenses was lifted in 1952.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In terms of transmission and reception, UHF television stations were historically:

Accepted Answer

A)  better than VHF stations in almost all terrains
B)  better than VHS stations only in mountainous terrain
C)  the same as VHF stations
D)  worse than VHF stations

Question 10

U.S.Senator Joseph McCarthy was closely associated with blacklisting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Independent stations receive the highest levels of station compensation from networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which congressional act mandated that all television sets be manufactured with both a VHF and a UHF dial?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixth Report and Order
B)  The All-Channel Receiver Act
C)  The Duopoly Act
D)  Prime Time Access Rule

Question 13

SMATV represents the evolution of MMDS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cable and satellite systems are facing challenges due to cord-cutters, but are quickly recovering the lost revenue by providing high-speed broadband.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Broadcast affiliates are independent stations without network associations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who was associated with the development of television?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philo T.Farnsworth
B)  John Logie Baird
C)  Vladimir Zworykin
D)  all of the above

Question 17

What is an iconoscope?

Accepted Answer

A)  radio audio tube
B)  photosensitive television camera tube
C)  precursor to the transistor radio
D)  mechanical television system

Question 18

Which of the following are systems of importing/distributing television signals?

Accepted Answer

A)  community antennas
B)  microwave transmission
C)  both A & B
D)  none of the above

Question 19

Television made its first public debut in 1939 at the New York World's Fair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The color television system that was finally adopted as an industry-wide system prior to the 2009 digital conversion was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  CBS Laboratories
B)  General Electric
C)  RCA
D)  Lee de Forest

Exam 3: Television: From Analog to Digital to 8K

TV stations stream video, but rarely use the internet to connect to viewers.

Broadcast networks may find that profitability increasingly depends on their ability to

Over the top (OTT) is/are _____?

In 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minow referred to television as:

A stationary satellite in orbit 22,300 miles above the earth's equator is a ________?

Which of the following would find it most difficult to offer broadband Internet service?

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) adopted the broadcast standard used in HDTV.

The freeze on television licenses was lifted in 1952.

In terms of transmission and reception, UHF television stations were historically:

U.S.Senator Joseph McCarthy was closely associated with blacklisting.

Independent stations receive the highest levels of station compensation from networks.

Which congressional act mandated that all television sets be manufactured with both a VHF and a UHF dial?

SMATV represents the evolution of MMDS.

Cable and satellite systems are facing challenges due to cord-cutters, but are quickly recovering the lost revenue by providing high-speed broadband.

Broadcast affiliates are independent stations without network associations.

Who was associated with the development of television?

What is an iconoscope?

Which of the following are systems of importing/distributing television signals?

Television made its first public debut in 1939 at the New York World's Fair.

The color television system that was finally adopted as an industry-wide system prior to the 2009 digital conversion was developed by: